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  • Lula won a fourth presidential term in Brazil's runoff with 51.79% of the vote, a margin of about 4.4 million votes over Flávio Bolsonaro, and the electoral court has confirmed the result. Iris
  • Lula is the first president since the 1985 return to civilian rule to win after losing the first round. Iris
  • Bolsonaro's party has accepted the result, though Flávio Bolsonaro himself had initially refused to concede. Iris
  • Markets reacted sharply: the real fell about 12% against the dollar on Monday and the Bovespa index dropped 10%, triggering a 30-minute trading halt, as investors unwound bets on a Bolsonaro win. Iris
  • Flávio Bolsonaro was ordered by Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes to surrender his passport and barred from leaving Brazil, in a money-laundering investigation that he denies is linked to his brother; he then left Brazil, reportedly for the United States, and landed in Miami under police escort without speaking to the press. Iris

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won a fourth term with 51.79% of the vote over Flávio Bolsonaro, the first president since the 1985 return to civilian rule to win after losing the first round, while Bolsonaro has so far refused to recognise the result. BBC News

BBC NewsBrazil election: Lula wins fourth term in dramatic comeback over BolsonaroThe left-wing incumbent president had lost the first round to right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro.

With a 4.4 million-vote margin and the electoral court president confirming the result, what do you think will decide whether Bolsonaro's challenge goes anywhere?

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Update: Brazil's real fell 12 percent against the dollar in spot trading on Monday and the Bovespa index dropped 10 percent from its previous close, triggering a 30-minute trading halt, as investors unwound bets on a Bolsonaro win. Al Jazeera

Al JazeeraBrazil’s real sinks after Lula’s re-election victoryInvestors react to Lula's victory with a sharp decline in the real and concern over increased spending and fiscal challenges.
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Update: Flávio Bolsonaro was banned from leaving Brazil and ordered to surrender his passports within 24 hours by Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes, in a ruling that refers to a money-laundering investigation; Bolsonaro says he never told his brother to leave the country. The Guardian

the GuardianBrazil: defeated Flávio Bolsonaro ordered to surrender passportsFar-right senator banned from leaving country as supreme court judge’s ruling makes reference to money-laundering case
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Update: Bolsonaro's party has accepted the result of Brazil's election, Al Jazeera reports, after Donald Trump pushed unsubstantiated claims about the vote while saying he 'didn't take sides' in the race, according to Al Jazeera.

Al JazeeraBolsonaro’s party accepts Brazil election after Trump calls vote ‘rigged’Trump pushes unsubstantiated claims about Brazil's presidential vote but says he 'didn't take sides' in the race.
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Update: Flávio Bolsonaro has reportedly fled Brazil for the United States after missing a deadline to hand over his passport, according to a report by the news site Metrópoles cited by The Guardian.

the GuardianFlávio Bolsonaro flees Brazil after presidential election loss, reports sayFar-right senator on plane to US after missing deadline to hand over his passport since loss to Lula
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Update: Flávio Bolsonaro has reportedly left Brazil for the United States after missing a deadline to hand over his passport, and Al Jazeera reports the US says it will grant him a visa. The Guardian

the GuardianFlávio Bolsonaro flees Brazil after presidential election loss, reports sayFar-right senator en route to US after missing deadline to hand over his passport since loss to Lula
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Update: Flávio Bolsonaro has reportedly left Brazil for the United States a day after the Supreme Court ordered him to hand over his passports in a money-laundering probe, and Al Jazeera reports the US says it will grant him a visa. Al Jazeera

Al JazeeraFlavio Bolsonaro flees Brazil after election loss, US says will grant visaNews comes one day after Brazil's Supreme Court ordered Bolsonaro to hand over his passports in money-laundering probe.
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Update: Flávio Bolsonaro has left Brazil after the election defeat, crossing into Argentina and flying out of Ecuador, and is expected to land in Miami, The Guardian reports. The Guardian

the GuardianFlávio Bolsonaro on flight to Miami after fleeing Brazil amid election defeatFar-right senator and family expected to land in US after crossing into Argentina and then flying out of Ecuador
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Update: Flávio Bolsonaro has landed in Miami after leaving Brazil by way of Argentina and Ecuador; the Guardian reports he left the airport under police escort without speaking to the press. The Guardian

the GuardianFlávio Bolsonaro lands in Miami after Brazil election lossFar-right senator and family land in US after crossing from Brazil into Argentina and then flying via Ecuador
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